Sentences with phrase «early state voters»
And despite his general election loss, Romney still says his best advice for early state voters is to back a candidate with a viable shot of taking the White House.
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The vote will come early because the state constitution says that if legislators want to override a veto, they have to do it immediately after they return to session, but it will also mark a quick opportunity for Democrats to highlight the Republican governor's opposition to a policy they're betting voters will favor.
But in the early primary state of South Carolina, with voters scheduled to go to the polls on Saturday and candidates working the state furiously this week, local evangelical pastors are using their influence to rally church members towards salvation, not electioneering.
That permanent injunction will allow the judge more time to consider the constitutional issues raised by State Question 755, which was approved by voters earlier this month.
Lindsay says that the motherhood angle could be refreshing to evangelical voters, who constitute a majority of the Republican electorate in early states like Iowa and South Carolina.
«As an early supporter of the Working Families Party and a member of the New York State Senate's Independent Democratic Conference, I have always believed that voters should have choice,» Savino said in a statement released by her campaign committee this afternoon.
We'll see how truly decisive a voter turnout tool it can be starting in just a few weeks, when early / absentee voting begins in crucial states.
Brinson is the keeper of a massive e-mail list of much - coveted Christian voters that Huckabee is using to reach and organize people in early - voting states such as Iowa.
The party raised concerns over the inclusion of Dr Nii Narku Quaynor, a renowned computer scientist, Chairman of the National Information Technology Agency (NITA) Board of Directors, who's a known member of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) and His Lordship Justice VCRAC Crabbe, a former Justice of the Supreme Court who had earlier publicly stated that there was no need for a new voters register to be compiled.
This isn't the first time Turner has suggested he's more electable than his challengers — attorney Wendy Long, who has never before held elected office; and Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos, who has been stumping around the state for almost a year, but has failed to generate much excitement, either among the GOP rank - and - file (although they did put him on the ballot at the convention in Rochester earlier this month) or voters.
Democratic lawmakers, along with the League of Women Voters, rallied outside the Senate chambers Tuesday for bills that would allow same - day voting and early voting by mail in New York state.
We applaud Senator Kavanagh for making early voting a priority issue and for urging the Governor to fund this reform in the state budget,» said Jennifer Wilson, Legislative Director for the League of Women Voters of NYS.
Under the banner of «Advancing the Democracy Agenda,» the governor's 14 - point plan lays out a familiar suite of reforms, including ethics proposals that «close the LLC loophole» in political spending, procurement reform that would more closely monitor how state contracts are awarded and voting reforms like same - day voter registration and early voting.
That doesn't bode well for the crowded field of candidates who have been attempting to woo voters in the country's two earliest voting states for months now.
Government reform groups are beginning their push early to convince voters to reject an amendment on redistricting on the state's November ballot.
(Albany, NY)-- One day after being appointed Ranking Democratic Member of the New York State Senate Elections Committee, Senator Brian Kavanagh today joined with fellow legislators and advocates — including the Brennan Center for Justice, Citizen Action of New York, Citizens Union, Common Cause / NY, the League of Women Voters of New York State, the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG), Planned Parenthood, and Transportation Workers United Local 100 and colleagues in the Senate to urge Governor Andrew Cuomo to fully fund early voting in the Fiscal 2018 - 2019 Executive Budget.
Christmas came early for Suffolk County voters in the form of a New York State Supreme Court decision on preserving farmland.
«Since the early 2000s, state voters have drifted away from the feckless GOP in droves.
Thinking out loud... maybe they purchased the American Solutions email list, or build a custom voter CRM for the early states.
Her early endorsers for her 2018 reelection include the Hawaii State AFL - CIO, EMILY's List, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, Americans for Democratic Action, the League of Conservation Voters, Natural Resources Defense Council, and End Citizens United.
Government reform groups are beginning their push early to convince voters to reject an amendment on redistricting that will be on the state's November ballot.
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 32 states and the District of Columbia have an early voting system that allows registered voters to cast their votes in person before Election Day.
We need same - day registration, early voting, and nonpartisan elections to encourage voter participation in New York, which lags behind most states in America.
The mayor called on the state Legislature to pass broad voting and election reforms, including same - day voter registration, early voting, «no excuse» absentee voting, electronic poll books, consolidation of primary elections, reformatting ballots to make them more user - friendly, and pre-registration of 16 - and 17 - year - olds.
Dates when states will mail absentee ballots to voters, and when early in - person voting will become available.
My bill would allow same day registration; allow early voting, allow voter registration via the internet; allow 16 - year olds to register and vote in certain elections; and codify Section 5 Pre-Clearance procedures for New York State.»
Our state's lack of early voting, makes it challenging for voters like me, juggling college and work schedules, to cast a ballot.
Kavanagh is hopeful that with the renewed focus on New York City's dysfunctional Board of Elections and Governor Andrew Cuomo's inclusion of proposals for early voting and automatic voter registration in his State of the State address, progress on the long list of voting reform bills in Albany may happen this year.
According to a press release sent out earlier today by Davis, the state Board decided on Sept. 15 to advise county boards of elections that both sides of the ballot should contain text and a graphic, such as an arrow, that highlight to voters the need to turn the ballot over to locate the constitutional convention question.
A new Siena College poll of likely voters in New York State was released early Tuesday morning.
We won't allow it — with your help, we will modernize our antiquated system by bringing Early Voting to New York State, along with automatic and same - day voter registration and no - fault absentee ballots,» the email states.
The state assemblyman boycotted the debate with other politicians vying for the Democratic nomination to represent Fort Greene in Congress, complaining earlier that the presence of candidates from other parties would confuse voters.
As of 2016, 37 states plus the District of Columbia allow some form of early voting, with almost 40 % of voters participating in early voting.
De Blasio, a Democrat running for reelection this year, has called for reforms like early voting and same - day voter registration that have stalled in the state capital.
In January, Cuomo outlined the «Democracy Project» as part of his 2017 State of the State agenda, and included its widely prized measures like early voting, same - day voter registration, and an enhanced form of automatic voter registration in one of his budget bills.
33 states offer some form of expanded voting hours or early voting, with some giving voters a chance to choose their candidates one month before the first Tuesday in November.
He says early voting is popular in the other states, and he expects it would be «welcomed» by voters in New York.
In order to increase voter turnout and make voting a more accessible process, it should be understood that instilling early voting — a process permitted in 37 states and the District of Columbia — and other procedures should be a priority.
Jon Schneider, deputy county executive for intergovernmental affairs, said earlier Wednesday that voters should be allowed to determine whether they want to pay the surcharge — which Bellone touted in his annual State of the County address Wednesday night.
New York is one of only 13 states that does not offer early voting and because of that and other antiquated laws we have some of the worst voter participation in the nation.»
Dover, New Hampshire (CNN)- Jon Huntsman spent Saturday making campaign stops in this important early primary state as many of his rivals sought to convince Iowa voters to support them in a Republican Party - sponsored straw poll.
I'm enthusiastic at the prospect of seeing New York join the 37 states that already provide access for early voters, especially now that the proposed legislation offers a minimal cost adaptation for low population counties like ours.
«My job is to win over the hearts, the minds and the voters of middle New York state,» he said earlier this month.
In contrast, the state chapter of the League of Women Voters said early voting could help improve New York's «abysmal rate of voter turnout,» while adding that counties shouldn't bear the cost.
FIRST ON CNN: IOWA»S STEVE KING HEADING TO SOUTH CAROLINA... King, whose hard line immigration rhetoric has angered some of his fellow Republicans and delighted Democrats eager to keep Hispanic voters in their fold, is quietly planning meetings with political activists in the early presidential primary state of South Carolina, CNN has learned.
Voters began casting absentee ballots Tuesday to take advantage of a disputed early voting law in the crucial swing state of Ohio.
Earlier this month, the New York State Bar Association came out in support of a convention, as did the League of Women Voters and the good - government group Citizens Union.
More voters — Deadlines for registering and for switching parties must be closer to election dates, eligible voters should be automatically registered when they conduct business with various state agencies, and early voting is a must, perhaps starting the weekend before Election Day.
New York voters could consider an amendment to the state constitution as early as November that would allow Las Vegas - style casinos beyond tribal land.